Tag Archives: finishing

It is no secret that I prefer a hand-rubbed oil finish. It is my go-to finish of choice. I don’t think that I am alone in this fondness. Judging by the blog posts and articles that I read, several others … Continue reading →

I spent the week just as I predicted in my last post. Several evenings this week were spent filling nail holes, sanding and applying three coats of Minwax Polyshades. I have to admit that this Polyshades goop is a decent … Continue reading →

In my last post I told you about my dishwasher install project. The process involved shifting the entire face frame, and associated drawers and doors, 6″ to close up a gap at the side of the dishwasher. This of course … Continue reading →

The inaugural first coat of Hillbilly Pine Enhancer is on and I think I may have a winner. OK, let me back up a little and tone down the BS. I use pine for a lot of my projects. Damn … Continue reading →

Over the course of this past week I applied three coats of Tried & True Original oil finish to the Hillbilly Hobby Tansu. I also used the evenings this week to tie and ready the “hardware”. All of the pulls … Continue reading →

I did a little less than scientific weight trials on the completed toolbox. I used a bathroom scale and weighed myself. Using that base weight I was able to obtain a fairly close approximation of the empty and packed toolbox. … Continue reading →